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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

[1] I waited patiently for Yahweh.
He turned to me, and heard my cry.
[2] He brought me up also out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay.
He set my feet on a rock,
and gave me a firm place to stand.
[3] He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God.
Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
[4] Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust,
and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.
[5] Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done,
and your thoughts which are toward us.
They can’t be declared back to you.
If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.
[6] Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire.
You have opened my ears.
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
[7] Then I said, “Behold, I have come.
It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
[8] I delight to do your will, my God.
Yes, your law is within my heart.”
[9] I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly.
Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
[10] I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart.
I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation.
I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
[11] Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh.
Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
[12] For innumerable evils have surrounded me.
My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up.
They are more than the hairs of my head.
My heart has failed me.
[13] Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me.
Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
[14] Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it.
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
[15] Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”
[16] Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”
[17] But I am poor and needy.
May the Lord think about me.
You are my help and my deliverer.
Don’t delay, my God.
King James Version

To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) A Psalm H4210 of David. H1732

[1] I waited H6960 (PielPerf) patiently H6960 (PielInf)§ for the Lord; H3068
And he inclined H5186 (QalImpf) unto me, and heard H8085 (QalImpf) my cry. H7775
[2] He brought me up H5927 (HiphImpf) also out of an horrible H7588 pit, H953§ out of the miry H3121 clay, H2916
And set H6965 (HiphImpf) my feet H7272 upon a rock, H5553 and established H3559 (PolePerf) my goings. H838
[3] And he hath put H5414 (QalImpf) a new H2319 song H7892 in my mouth, H6310 even
praise H8416 unto our God: H430
Many H7227 shall see H7200 (QalImpf) it, and fear, H3372 (QalImpf)
And shall trust H982 (QalImpf) in the Lord. H3068
[4] Blessed H835 is that man H1397 that maketh H7760 (QalPerf) the Lord H3068 his trust, H4009
And respecteth H6437 (QalPerf) not the proud, H7295 nor such as turn aside H7750 (QalActPtc) to lies. H3577
[5] Many, H7227 O Lord H3068 my God, H430
Are thy wonderful H6381 (NiphPtc) works which thou hast done, H6213 (QalPerf)
And thy thoughts H4284 which are to us-ward:
They cannot be reckoned up in order H6186 (QalInf) unto thee:§
If I would declare H5046 (HiphImpf) and speak H1696 (PielImpf) of them,
They are more H6105 (QalPerf) than can be numbered. H5608 (PielInf)
[6] Sacrifice H2077 and offering H4503 thou didst not desire; H2654 (QalPerf)
Mine ears H241 hast thou opened: H3738 (QalPerf)§
Burnt offering H5930 and sin offering H2401 hast thou not required. H7592 (QalPerf)
[7] Then said H559 (QalPerf) I, Lo, I come: H935 (QalPerf)
In the volume H4039 of the book H5612 it is written H3789 (QalPasPtc) of me, [8] I delight H2654 (QalPerf) to do H6213 (QalInf) thy will, H7522 O my God: H430
Yea, thy law H8451 is within H8432 my heart. H4578§
[9] I have preached H1319 (PielPerf) righteousness H6664 in the great H7227 congregation: H6951
Lo, I have not refrained H3607 (QalImpf) my lips, H8193 O Lord, H3068 thou knowest. H3045 (QalPerf)
[10] I have not hid H3680 (PielPerf) thy righteousness H6666 within H8432 my heart; H3820
I have declared H559 (QalPerf) thy faithfulness H530 and thy salvation: H8668
I have not concealed H3582 (PielPerf) thy lovingkindness, H2617
And thy truth H571 from the great H7227 congregation. H6951
[11] Withhold H3607 (QalImpf) not thou thy tender mercies H7356 from me, O Lord: H3068
Let thy lovingkindness H2617 and thy truth H571 continually H8548 preserve H5341 (QalImpf) me.
[12] For innumerable H4557 evils H7451 have compassed H661 (QalPerf) me about:
Mine iniquities H5771 have taken hold H5381 (HiphPerf) upon me, so that I am not able H3201 (QalPerf) to look up; H7200 (QalInf)
They are more H6105 (QalPerf) than the hairs H8185 of mine head: H7218
Therefore my heart H3820 faileth H5800 (QalPerf)§ me.
[13] Be pleased, H7521 (QalImpv) O Lord, H3068 to deliver H5337 (HiphInf) me:
O Lord, H3068 make haste H2363 (QalImpv) to help H5833 me.
[14] Let them be ashamed H954 (QalImpf) and confounded H2659 (QalImpf) together H3162
That seek H1245 (PielPtc) after my soul H5315 to destroy H5595 (QalInf) it;
Let them be driven H5472 (NiphImpf) backward H268
and put to shame H3637 (NiphImpf) that wish H2655 me evil. H7451
[15] Let them be desolate H8074 (QalImpf) for a reward H6118 of their shame H1322
That say H559 (QalActPtc) unto me, Aha, H1889 aha. H1889
[16] Let all those that seek H1245 (PielPtc) thee rejoice H7797 (QalImpf) and be glad H8055 (QalImpf) in thee:
Let such as love H157 (QalActPtc) thy salvation H8668 say H559 (QalImpf) continually, H8548 the Lord H3068 be magnified. H1431 (QalImpf)
[17] But I am poor H6041 and needy; H34 Yet the Lord H136 thinketh H2803 (QalImpf) upon me:
Thou art my help H5833 and my deliverer; H6403 (PielPtc) Make no tarrying, H309 (PielImpf) O my God. H430

Footnotes

  1. § 40:1 Heb. In waiting I waited
  2. § 40:2 Heb. a pit of noise
  3. § 40:5 Or, none can order them unto thee
  4. § 40:6 Heb. digged
  5. § 40:8 Heb. in the midst of my bowels
  6. § 40:12 Heb. forsaketh
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